#277

German Bisque Character Doll, Model 143, by Kestner 600/800
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$1,200
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Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils, open mouth, two porcelain teeth, brunette human hair over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, well-costumed. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: C made in Germany 10 143 (head) Germany (torso). Comments: Kestner, circa 1915. Value Points: pretty wide-eyed child with fine quality of bisque and painting.